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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Indianapolis, IN

May 17, 201727 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at May 17, 2017, 1:02 PM EDT for 27 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 17, 2017, 1:02 PM EDT (17:02 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2017, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN
All 27 counties

Boone County, IN, Brown County, IN, Carroll County, IN, Clay County, IN, Clinton County, IN, Daviess County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Greene County, IN, Hamilton County, IN, Hendricks County, IN, Howard County, IN, Johnson County, IN, Knox County, IN, Marion County, IN, Martin County, IN, Monroe County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Morgan County, IN, Owen County, IN, Parke County, IN, Putnam County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Tipton County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 165 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 289 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1181 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
309 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

505 
WWUS73 KIND 171702
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
102 PM EDT Wed May 17 2017


INZ021-028>031-035>039-043>047-051>055-060>063-067>069-172300-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0004.170517T1702Z-170517T2300Z/
Carroll-Warren-Tippecanoe-Clinton-Howard-Fountain-Montgomery-
Boone-Tipton-Hamilton-Vermillion-Parke-Putnam-Hendricks-Marion-
Vigo-Clay-Owen-Morgan-Johnson-Sullivan-Greene-Monroe-Brown-Knox-
Daviess-Martin-
Including the cities of Lafayette, Frankfort, Kokomo, 
Crawfordsville, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Bloomington, 
and Vincennes
102 PM EDT Wed May 17 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM EDT this evening. 

* TIMING... Strongest winds during the afternoon.

* WINDS...Sustained winds 25-30 mph and gusts near 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Loose objects will be blown around. High profile
  vehicles will become difficult to drive on east west roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or wind
gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra
caution.

&&

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.